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Birth of the Beatles

1979 · 1h 44m · Drama, Music · United States of America

The excitement of being there when it first happened!

The early days of the Fab Four are traced from their bleakest hours as unknowns on Penny Lane in Liverpool to their triumph on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

Directed by
Richard Marquand
Story by
John Kurland
Starring
Stephen MacKenna, Rod Culbertson, Ray Ashcroft, John Altman
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6.1Smart score

The TMDB rating, pulled toward the movie average (6.03) as if it had 82 extra average votes. Few votes means more pull.

TMDB6.5

16 TMDB votes · IMDb page

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Not available to stream, rent or buy in United States.

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